ABBOTSFORD, B.C.—The British Columbia government has announced where it is directing federal government funds in the fight against gun and gang violence in the province. The first of $5.3 million in funding over two years will go toward six prevention and intervention programs based in Abbotsford, the Cariboo-Chilcotin and the Capital Regional District. NDP member Garry Begg and Federal Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair speak at the announcement of $5.3 million in federal funding for anti-gangs and guns violence at the Provincial Legislature in March. ( Dirk Meissner / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo )More than $1.2 million will go into youth involved and gang intervention programs in Abbotsford, while two Cariboo-Chilcotin youth programs will receive over $380,000. government’s $30 million allotment of a $214-million fund made available to the provinces and territories through the federal government’s Guns and Gang Violence Action Fund.

Source: thestar April 23, 2019 20:03 UTC